Un poco antes de bajarme en Impulsora fui testigo por la tercera vez, creo, a la cosa más perturbadora que he visto en el metro. Hay una banda de gente (drogadictos, alcoholicos, personas sin techo, enfermos de mente – supongo) que viaja en el metro con pedazos de vidrio envueltos en una playera o otra […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 76: Rio De Los Remedios
I don’t know what it was today but on just about every metro ride today (quite a few) it was stop, start, stop, start, start, stop. Thirteenth of the month-unlucky? However, I did finally make it to Rio De Los Remedios and after navigating past the swirl of multicoloured tables I crouched down for a […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 54: Romero Rubio
Around Romero Rubio my sense of geography was bent, contorted and twisted out of shape. I found where Morocco meets Jerusulem, Japan meets Damascus and Cairo meets Guinea. Cats on the prowl, Our Lady of Saint John of the Lakes and close encounters with young punks on bikes (1 photo testifies!). In a neighbourhood named […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 52: Ricardo Flores Magon
The heyday of Mexican anarchist Ricardo Flores Magon is long gone and so too is that of the namesake station. A quiet industrial area, where most of the industry seems to have shut down, hugs the station. A mini rust belt remains. A disused railway line hints at former glory. The Modelo Beer Group is […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 21: Guerrero
The restaurant ‘El Penacho de Moctezuma‘ with its multicoloured facade of Moctezuma‘s (Aztec Emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest) headdress stands out in the streets of Guerrero, a reminder of Mexico’s pre-colonial history. The Spanish quickly set about converting the indigenes, churches mushroomed across the city. Guerrero is no exception. I had a […]
Read moreStation / Estación 5: Muzquiz
Around this station there are quite a few shrines, a reminder of the important role that Catholicism plays in this nation. I found a good vantage point to capture this floral image. I thought this was an interesting image as well. Alrededor de esta estación hay varios santuarios religiosos, un recuerdo del papel importante que […]
Read moreStation / Estación 4: Ecatepec
La estación Ecatepec ofrece fácil aceso a opciones de ejercicio y recreación. Puedes ir a entrenar en el Gym Tauro. O si prefieres puedes agarrar tu patineta y irte al skatepark. Charlé con estos jovenes que estaban aprovechando de sus vacacciones. También hay arte callejera para iluminar el lugar. Ecatepec Station provides easy access to […]
Read moreStation / Estación 3: Olimpica
I walked down the staircase at Olimpica and noticed a Braille sign to assist the blind and visually impaired to climb the staircase. It made me think of just how diverse the people that ride the Mexico City Metro are. It does not discriminate. The rich stand next to the poor, the old and the […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 2: Plaza Aragón
Con algo de confianza por haber finalmente empezado este proyecto me subí de nuevo al metro para tomar un paseo corto a Plaza Aragón. Fui recibido por muchas tiendas de cadena, restaurantes de comida rápida y almacenes de muebles sobre un camino arterial. Otra vez me pregunté qué iba a hacer. Vi a dos caballeros […]
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Station / Estación # 1: Ciudad Azteca
I spent some time thinking about how I would set out about tackling this epic project. I felt I needed to devise a system to establish the order in which I would visit stations. I had a few different ideas but eventually decided to start on the furthest stations and gradually make my way into […]
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